Tobias of Jerusalem

Tobias Bishop of Jerusalem, was the 2nd Century, fifth Bishop of Jerusalem. He was acquainted with Thaddeus who was involved in healing, being one of the Seventy (Luke 10:1, 17). He was according to Eusebius he was a Jewish Christian born to Jewish parents, who kept the Law of the Torah.[1] His feast day is on Dec 17.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Historia Ecclesiastica, IV, v."
  2. ↑ A. Mertens, "Who was a Christian in the Holy Land?".
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